Top paid CEOs in Mass.

How much do the high-paid chief executives earn each year in financial compensation? See the compensation as reported by companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission in annual reports for 2012. Companies listed were a part of an AFL-CIO survey of companies nationwide. Boston.com updated AFL-CIO data when newer information was available.

Data listed is for 2012 compensation, which includes, in many instances, salary and stock options, among other payments.

The Bedford-based company specializes in developing, manufacturing, and supplying diagnostic products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products for women, according to its website. Hologic develops and manufactures diagnostics, medical imaging systems, and surgical products for the health care needs of women. The company reported $2 billion in revenues in 2012, according to its annual report.

In May, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the use of software that Hologic developed for its mammography screening program, a company press release said.
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Andover-based MKS Instruments did $644 million in sales in 2012, down from $822 million in 2011, according to the company’s annual report. Berlinghieri became president and chief executive in July 2005.

The Wilmington-based biotechnology company took the No. 51 slot on this year’s Globe 100. The company breeds animals for research and reported sales of $1.1 billion last year, which represented a 1 percent decrease, according to the company’s annual report.
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Boston-based Cabot is the is the world’s leading producer and marketer of carbon black, which is used in the tire manufacturing process, according to a company press release. It has 18 plants worldwide and reported annual sales last year of about $3.3 billion. The company said it employs about 5,000 people worldwide.

Sargent has been chief executive since February 2002 and has worked for the company since 1989.

The company’s sales dropped 1.2 percent last year and Staples is making changes.

It plans to cut in half most of its biggest locations as leases expire. This year, 45 of them will be transformed into sleeker new “omnichannel” stores designed to blend mobile, online, and in-store shopping.
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The biopharmaceutical company has an office in Waltham, but is headquartered in Ireland after buying Elan Drug Technologies. Alkermes reported total revenues increased 48 percent to $575 million, reflecting the first full fiscal year following the completion of the merger in 2011, according to a press release. Next

Needham-based PTC provides software to some 27,000 clients worldwide including many of the world’s best-known brands — companies like Whirlpool, Harley-Davidson, Hyundai, and Caterpillar.

Last year, PTC’s revenues jumped 20 percent to $1.2 billion, and its market value grew 25 percent to $3.3 billion, making it fifth on the Globe 100 this year, and the top technology company on the list.

Last May, PTC bought MKS Inc., a Canadian software maker that creates programs to help companies manage the manufacturing of smart products, for $300 million.

But there have been some speed bumps.

In April, when PTC reported lower than expected earnings for its second quarter of 2012, due to a European deal that didn’t close, Wall Street reacted negatively. The company’s share price fell 21 percent, the largest drop since April 2000.
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The Cambridge company helps businesses deliver data at faster speeds over the Internet. Sagan served as the company’s chief executive from 2005 to 2013, according to Akamai’s website. The company’s sales more than quadrupled during his tenure. Sagan is now listed as executive vice chairman of Akamai’s board of directors. The firm’s new CEO is Dr. Tom Leighton.
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The Natick medical device company recently announced it has agreed to buy Bard EP for $275 million in cash. The deal is expected to when completed, the acquisition would broaden the range of products Boston Scientific can offer to treat abnormal heartbeats and other cardiac problems.
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The Waltham-based medical device company employs 7,500 workers. Friel’s perks last year included a $25,000 car allowance, $20,000 for a financial planner, and a $50,000 donation by the company to match gifts of his own.
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TJX Cos. has compiled the top Globe 100 record over 25 years. The Framingham retailer is also one of just four Massachusetts companies that has appeared on every Globe 100 list, winning the top spot on two occasions.

TJX sales have grown from less than $2 billion to $26 billion. Meyrowitz said the company can grow to $40 billion in revenue and beyond in the future.

Meyrowitz joined the company in 1983 as a buyer for its Hit or Miss stores.
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The board of Biogen Idec Inc. extended George Scangos’s contract with the same base salary of $1.3 million, but the opportunity to earn more in incentive pay, according to a regulatory filing made on Aug. 26. Scangos’s three-year contract was set to expire in July, but the board of the Weston biotechnology company extended it through July 15, 2014, after which the contract could be extended for additional 12-month periods, the filing said.

Under the new contract, Scangos will be able to earn a bonus of not less than 140 percent of his base salary under the company’s incentive plan.
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State Street is one of the state’s largest employers, with 12,000 workers here. The city last year gave the company a $11.5 million tax break to build new offices in the Innovation District along the South Boston Waterfront.

Compensation for EMC Corp.’s chief executive included cash, stock, and incentives. He also received $113,545 in side benefits of the job, including private jet travel, the services of a financial planner, and a special medical exam for executives, according to filings.

Healey became chief executive of the global asset management company in January 2005. The aggregate assets under management of AMG’s affiliated investment management firms were approximately $432 billion at the end of 2012, according to a press release.
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn recently acquired a stake in the Burlington-based company that specializes in speech technology used in Dragon software and Siri on the Apple iPhone. The hike in his pay came from income in stocks, according to an SEC filing.